Under Article 82(1)(2)(c) of the Polish Act of 3 October 2008 on the provision of information on the environment and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and environmental impact assessments (Dz. U. z 2026 r. poz. 670, as amended), where the environmental impact assessment shows such a need, the competent authority imposes in the environmental decision an obligation of monitoring the environmental impact of the project, specifying its scope, timing and obligations to submit information on its results to the regional director for environmental protection and to the authority issuing the environmental decision and, where justified, indicating other authorities to which the results are to be submitted, from among:
– the head of the municipality (wójt, mayor or city president),
– the district head (starosta),
– the marshal of the voivodeship,
– the voivodeship inspector for environmental protection.
Under Article 82(1)(5) of the Polish Act of 3 October 2008 on the provision of information on the environment and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and environmental impact assessments (Dz. U. z 2026 r. poz. 670, as amended), the competent authority may require the applicant in the environmental decision to submit a post-construction analysis, specifying its scope and deadline and indicating other authorities to which it must also be submitted.
